Noreen v. Park Construction Co.

Knutson, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying defendant’s alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of plaintiff or for a new trial.

In the spring of 1956 the United States Corps of Army Engineers, hereinafter called the engineers, let a contract to Ashbach Construction Company for the construction of certain runways at the Williamson-Johnson Airport at Duluth. Ashbach sublet the work of furnishing and compacting the subgrade material to defendant, Park Construction Company for the construction of certain runways at the Williamson-method of compaction were…